haze
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 薄雾，阴霾，疑惑
- vt.
- 使变朦胧，使变糊涂
- vi.
- 变朦胧，变糊涂
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词源说明
The earliest instances are of the latter part of the 17th century.
Possibly back-formation from hazy.
Compare Old Norse höss (“grey”), akin to Old English hasu (“gray”).
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)
- A reduction of transparency of a clear gas or liquid.
- An analogous dullness on a surface that is ideally highly reflective or transparent.
- (figuratively) Any state suggestive of haze in the atmosphere, such as mental confusion or vagueness of memory.
- (uncountable, engineering, packaging) The degree of cloudiness or turbidity in a clear glass or plastic, measured in percent.
- (countable, brewing) Any substance causing turbidity in beer or wine.
动词 Verb
- To be or become hazy, or thick with haze.
词族
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演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 源自 ←中古法语 haser “irritate, annoy”
词源说明
Possibly from hawze (“terrify, frighten, confound”), from Middle French haser (“irritate, annoy”)
释义（英文）
动词 Verb
- (US, informal) To perform an unpleasant initiation ritual upon a usually non-consenting person, especially freshmen to a closed community such as a college fraternity or military unit.
- To oppress or harass